Hi Sheldon, I really like that 'main office'. 
I think I'd enjoy working there.

Ken

Here's the latest on the 'farm'.

First I added an apron made of plastic food wrap all around the module.



Here it is installed on the layout.  I added a lot of 'back-fill' and the 'apron' prevented it
from sticking to the layout and also allowed it to 'fit' more snuggley.



This is the little bridge I installed on the back side of the 'farm'.  The plastic wrap is
removed and you can see how well the bridge fits.





The following are more photos of the finished project.













Now I can lift out the entire 'farm' diorama to get access to the scenery still
to be permantly behind the mining operation.

One final shot...



More to follow,

Ken

Whoohoo ! ! !  Sheldon, you just passed over 100,000 views !  Did you
get the members name ?  Did they win anything ?

I really like the way you've been 'filling' in empty spaces. 
Keep it up.

Ken

Finally finished (for now) landscaping.  Here's a few pics:













My next project will be to do a better job at hiding the 'seams' of the farm.
The plan is to keep it as a removable 'lift out' section for access.  I'll try
to remember to take some 'in progress' photos.

More to follow,

Ken

Sheldon, that really looks nice.  Too bad you couldn't remove those mirror frames somehow.
If they're 'surface' reflecting mirrors, you could make a 'half' shed to butt up against them.
That it would at least hide the lower part of them.

Those little shrub thingies you've been making are superb.  What kind of adhesive are you using
to attach the 'greenery' to the branches ?

Ken

I started to 'rough in' the road leading into the farm area;





The next half dozen or so pics are after I applied 'plaster paper', giving me
a consistent surface to apply ground cover.















Ground cover comes next,

More to follow...

Ken
 

Well, I finally got something done !  I started to 'fill in' around the farm.





Here's a distant shot.



This is the new tunnel portal location:



Next came plaster cloth and just plain plaster.



Then it was given a heavy 'wash' with a dirt colored water color.



Next was ground cover.





...and finally ballast.



More to follow,

Ken

I got sidetracked this summer, 1/16th scale R/C tanks...they DO have tracks...





Here's where I am on my railroad.



I decided to move the tunnel portal 'uphill' so the 'farm' wouldn't be backed up against a rock wall.



Now I'll have a 'back' road into the farm.



You can also see how the farm driveway connects to the feed coop.



Just another angle of the same scene.



More to follow...

Ken

Sheldon, you do nice work !  Glad to see somebody is getting things don.  I got kind of 'way laid'.

I'll try and get something up this coming week.

Ken

I finally got a round "tuit" and wiggled my 'farm' onto my layout.  Here's a few pics to show my progress.













You can see a few more 'gaps' to fill in, rearrange, modify, etc...

Thanks for looking,
More to follow.

Ken

PS: I also wiggled in a Feed Store.

What kind of 'real' tree branches are you using?  They look great
and in 'scale'.

Ken

Hi Sheldon, here's what I use.  It's the track cleaner and conditioner. Works great !


https://achlubes.com/

Ken

A little side project I've been working on:

This is the Center-Line production of their 'track cleaning car.  It
comes with the knurled brass cylinder.



The cylinder is heavy enough to scrub the top of the rails.
I use corduroy strips wrapped around the cylinder.



I also use Parafinic Hydrocarbon as cleaning solvlent soaked on the corduroy strip.
It cleans the wheels of whatever engine is pushing it, it repels dust and is electronicly
conductive.

Here I added a Woodland Scenic track cleaning product to the frond truck.  These are usually
used under of any rolling stock and less noticeable, but the brass cylinder is already
taking up that space.



It was pretty obvious rolling around so I wanted to make it appear as a maintenance-of-way
car.  This is what I came up with:





It looks great in from of Bachmann's Shays...



More to follow,

Ken

I need to do more of what you're doing.  That really looks nice.  I especially like the 'stubs' and
their bump-stops with all the greenery/weeds overtaking them. 

Ken

Well, I finally finished putting the "Farm" scene together.  My next project will be to
'frame' it in.  Enjoy the pics.  The water tank is a Woodlands Scenic product.









The Oliver 'Super 77' is a Miniprint.com production.


More to follow,

Ken